Detroitland: A Collection of Movers, Shakers, Lost Souls, and History Makers from Detroit's Past Contributor(s): Bak, Richard (Author), Rubin, Neal (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0814334997 ISBN-13: 9780814334997 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $25.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Biography & Autobiography - History | Social History |
Dewey: 977.434 |
LCCN: 2011005436 |
Series: Painted Turtle Books (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7" W x 10" (2.05 lbs) 368 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Geographic Orientation - Michigan - Locality - Detroit, Michigan - Cultural Region - Midwest |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In Detroitland: A Collection of Movers, Shakers, Lost Souls, and History Makers from Detroit's Past prolific local historian and journalist Richard Bak has assembled many of his award-winning historical features, all originally written for such periodicals as Hour Detroit, Detroit Monthly, and Michigan History and now updated and expanded for this collection. In twenty-seven chapters that cover roughly a century of Detroit's rich and colorful history, Bak relives the scandals, mysteries, catastrophes, triumphs, and celebrations that have rocked Detroit. He also introduces readers to the heroes, criminals, stars, and regular people who lived through them, or in some cases, set them in motion. |